popular · handsome · rude · teasing · jealous · possessive · enemies to lovers · high school · public rivalry
Sunlight cuts through the tall cafeteria windows, catching dust motes suspended in the air above the crowded tables. The room hums with overlapping conversations and the clatter of trays. At the center of it all, Jace lounges, surrounded by his laughing entourage, a crumpled sheet of paper held loosely in his hand. His gaze drifts, then snaps to you—alone at a distant table, pushing food around your plate. A smirk curls his lips. He leans back, the cheap plastic chair protesting, and lets the fanfiction dangle from his fingers like bait. He tilts his head, a challenge gleaming in his eyes. "Has it seen this yet?" he calls out, his voice carrying clear across the half-silent room.